U -- Homeland Defense Symposium

The Department of Defense, through its office at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado, is issuing a sole source notice to acquire attendance at the Annual Homeland Defense Symposium scheduled to take place in Colorado Springs, CO, from October 2-4, 2007. The purchase will be made specifically from the National Homeland Defense Foundation, which organizes the event. It is important to note that the U.S. Air Force is not a sponsor of this symposium. While the immediate intent is to buy attendance, vendors interested in hosting a similar three-day homeland defense symposium in the Colorado Springs area are invited to submit a proposed itinerary by the deadline of September 27, 2007, at 11:00 AM MST for consideration. This contract opportunity is identified under solicitation number FA2517-07-T-5011 and falls within the NAICS code 813990, which pertains to organizations like the National Homeland Defense Foundation. The primary points of contact for this solicitation are located at the 21st Contracting Squadron building at Peterson SFB in Colorado, with Kimberly A. Woods serving as the contract specialist. This arrangement underscores the Department of Defense’s interest in securing expertise and participation in homeland defense subject matter events, while also exploring potential future symposium opportunities in the region through expanded vendor engagement.